Bound to the Ruthless CEO
First-Person POVMafiaContract MarriageWeak to Strong
She refused the marriage they demanded. He was the Cold CEO feared by all. Yet fate has its own designs.
Rachel Raphael’s life has been a mixture of loss and betrayal. Being maltreated by her stepmother and stepsister since her mother died, she was denied everything she deserved. Now, her father, CEO Victor Raphael, demands she marry Matthew Kane, the enigmatic and ruthless mafia CEO.
Rachel refuses, she already has someone she truly loves and she refuses to be pawns in the cruel games of power and wealth.
But Matthew is no ordinary man, he cold, calculating, and feared by all, he doesn’t take refusal lightly. As Rachel navigates a web of lies, family betrayal, and dark secrets, she discovers that some enemies wear masks and some allies hide knives.
Will she survive the storm of love, revenge, and deceit? Or will the darkness claim them both?
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Chapter: Chapter 5Rachel’s POVThe moment I stepped into Racheal Enterprises, I knew something was wrong, the lobby was polished and luxurious, gleaming marble floors, crystal lighting hanging from the high ceilings. The employees moving through the building in tailored suits while soft instrumental music drifted through hidden speakers. But the atmosphere was different, conversations stopped when I walked through the revolving glass doors, several employees standing near the reception desk glanced toward me before looking away. A woman carrying coffee nearly bumped into someone because she was staring at me. There was whispers everywhere I go. “That’s her…” “I heard the rumors are true.” “They said she’s connected to Kane’s people.” My heels echoed across the marble floor, near the elevators, two young women suddenly stepped aside in fear the moment I approached. Inside the executive elevator, there was silence nobody looked at me directly. I just stared ahead until a movement on a phone beside me
最後更新: 2026-05-26
Chapter: Chapter 4Rachel’s POVThe morning sky above the Raphael mansion looked bruised, I barely slept, because every time I closed my eyes, I saw the anonymous messages again.- Danger follows people you love.The words followed me into my dreams, wrapping around my chest like invisible chains, I sat upright in bed, pulling the blanket tighter around myself while my phone rested beside me on the mattress. For a moment, I stared at the screen.No new messages. Unease crawled beneath my skin. I reached for the phone and frowned.No signal, my heartbeat skipped, a few seconds later, the bars suddenly returned as if nothing had happened, maybe it was nothing. But lately, nothing felt accidental anymore, a soft knock sounded at my bedroom door.“Miss Rachel?” I looked up.One of the maids stood nervously outside the partially opened door, her hands clasped tightly together, “Mr. Raphael wants you in his office immediately.”The words settled heavily inside my chest, I already knew this wouldn’t be a norma
最後更新: 2026-05-07
Chapter: Chapter 3Rachel's POVThe morning arrived quietly over the Raphael mansion, wrapped in gray skies and lingering rain. I opened my eyes slowly, exhaustion sitting heavily in my chest, I had barely slept. Every time I closed her eyes, I heard her father’s voice again. “You will marry Matthew Kane.”The words felt less like a sentence and more like chains tightening around her throat.For several moments, I simply stared at the ceiling above my bed, listening to the faint sound of rainwater sliding against the windows. The mansion was unusually silent today, no laughter from Elena, no sharp commands from Clarissa.I slowly turned my head toward the bedside table, the black card still rested there. “Matthew Kane accepts.”A cold feeling crawled through my stomach instantly, I grabbed the card quickly and shoved it into the drawer beside my bed as if hiding it would somehow make everything disappear, but nothing disappeared in this house. Pain only waited patiently until it found you again.I sat
最後更新: 2026-05-07
Chapter: Chapter 2Rachel’s POVRain hit the tall windows of the Raphael mansion like tiny stones falling from the sky. I stood in front of my bedroom mirror, staring at my reflection while trying to calm the strange feeling twisting inside my chest.A family dinner, this alone was enough to make me nervous.We never ate together unless Father wanted something important… or dangerous.I smoothed my black dress with shaky fingers before glancing at the silver necklace resting against my collarbone. My mother’s necklace, the only thing nobody had managed to take from me.“For courage,” I whispered softly to myself, then I stepped out of my room.The mansion felt colder than usual, every hallway looked too quiet.The sound of my heels echoed against the marble floors as I walked downstairs toward the dining room. The closer I got, the tighter my chest became.I already knew Clarissa had planned something, she always smiled too much before ruining my life.The dining room doors were already open when I arri
最後更新: 2026-05-07
Chapter: Chapter 1Rachel’s POVThe first thing I heard that morning was laughter, it was soft, warm, and happy..It floated through the mansion walls like a cruel reminder that happiness still existed for everyone except me.I opened my eyes slowly, staring at the cracked white ceiling above my bed while rain tapped gently against the bedroom windows. For a moment, I stayed still beneath the blanket, pretending I was somewhere else, anywhere but here.The Raphael mansion was massive. Expensive chandeliers, marble floors, gold decorations, everything screamed wealth and power. But my room looked nothing like the rest of the house.It sat at the far end of the third floor like a forgotten storage space someone suddenly remembered to place a human being inside. Small bed. Small closet. Faded walls.Clarissa said it suited me. I swallowed the bitterness in my throat and pushed myself up slowly.Another burst of laughter echoed from downstairs, it was Elena laughter, she was probably showing off another exp
最後更新: 2026-05-07